diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index aafc3a0f1e8..ee995ad54ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
         if(!$?) { Exit $LASTEXITCODE }
-        python3 -m pip install --upgrade cmake
-        if(!$?) { Exit $LASTEXITCODE }
-        $env:PYWARPX_LIB_DIR="$(Get-Location | Foreach-Object { $_.Path })\build\lib\Debug\"
-        python3 -m pip install . -vv --no-build-isolation
+        cmake --build build --config Debug --target pip_install
         if(!$?) { Exit $LASTEXITCODE }
 
         python3 Examples\Modules\gaussian_beam\PICMI_inputs_gaussian_beam.py
@@ -90,10 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
         if errorlevel 1 exit 1
-        python3 -m pip install --upgrade cmake
-        if errorlevel 1 exit 1
-        set "PYWARPX_LIB_DIR=%cd%\build\lib\"
-        python3 -m pip install . -vv --no-build-isolation
+        cmake --build build --config Release --target pip_install
         if errorlevel 1 exit 1
 
         python3 Examples\Modules\gaussian_beam\PICMI_inputs_gaussian_beam.py --diagformat=openpmd
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ecf5c8b0b83..8756e6646e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ if(WarpX_LIB)
 
     # build the wheel by re-using the shared library we build
     add_custom_target(${WarpX_CUSTOM_TARGET_PREFIX}pip_wheel
-        ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -f ${WarpX_BINARY_DIR}/pywarpx*whl
+        ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -f -r warpx-whl
         COMMAND
-            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env PYWARPX_LIB_DIR=${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
-                python3 -m pip wheel -v --no-build-isolation ${WarpX_SOURCE_DIR}
+            ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env PYWARPX_LIB_DIR=$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:shared>
+                python3 -m pip wheel -v --no-build-isolation --no-deps --wheel-dir=warpx-whl ${WarpX_SOURCE_DIR}
         WORKING_DIRECTORY
             ${WarpX_BINARY_DIR}
         DEPENDS
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ if(WarpX_LIB)
     # because otherwise pip would also force reinstall all dependencies.
     add_custom_target(${WarpX_CUSTOM_TARGET_PREFIX}pip_install
         ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env WARPX_MPI=${WarpX_MPI}
-            python3 -m pip install --force-reinstall --no-deps ${PYINSTALLOPTIONS} ${WarpX_BINARY_DIR}/pywarpx*whl
+            python3 -m pip install --force-reinstall --no-index --no-deps ${PYINSTALLOPTIONS} --find-links=warpx-whl pywarpx
         WORKING_DIRECTORY
             ${WarpX_BINARY_DIR}
         DEPENDS
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 13a92654fa8..fede8d8efc1 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include README.md LEGAL.txt LICENSE.txt
 include pyproject.toml
-include requirements.txt
+include requirements.txt requirements_mpi.txt
 global-include CMakeLists.txt *.cmake *.in
 recursive-include Source *
 recursive-include Python *